Wheel-truing gauge



Apr. 3, 1923. Y 1,450,518l

l. SCHWARTZ WHEEL TRUING GAUGE Filed Janf 23, 1922 Patented Apr. 3, 19273.

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- Application filed January 23, 1922. v serial No. 531,12a

To all who/m, t may concern:

Be it known that I, I

sRAnL SCHWARTZ, a

citizen of the United States, -residing at Danbury, Connecticut, Improvement in the count-y of Fairfield and State of have invented a new and useful in Wheel-Truing Gauges; and

I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with Jche accompanying ings and the characters of to be a full, clear,

and which said drawings thereon, tion of the same,

drawreference marked and exact descripconstitute part of this application, and represent, in

Fig. 1 a plan view of a wheel truer constructed in accordance with my invention and shown in its operati Fig. 2 a plan view of the same,

ng position.

parts shown in a retired position.

' Fig. 3 a side view of the same. .Fig 4 a perspective view` of form of bracket.l n

This invention relates wheel truing gages. In

a mediata to improvement in placing, demountable rims on automobile wheels, it is very desirab-le that they shou ld be set true, and

it often happens that when a car has been driven over rough roads, 1y run true, wear upon the rims.

been arranged to determine devices are usually indethe car and not generally carried The object of this invention device which may be of rims, but such pendent, o with the car.

is `to provide a truing the rims get slightout of place, and, consequently, do not which tends to place unnecessary Various devices have the alignment permanently fixed adjacentto the edge of the wheels,

.so that, at any time,

the wheels may be tested, and the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter larly recited in the claim. In carryingout described and particumy invention, I employ a bracket 5, which is adapted to be permanently secured to a car. As of the drawings, one of the springs 6, employed to connect shown in Figure 1 this bracket is secured to by shackles 8, which are the springs `with the axle 7. This bracket includes an loutwardlyprojecting groove branch support 10. The

d main support 9 with a support 9 is formed with a longitudinal slot 11 and witha notch 12in its outer end. Adapted to rest in the support 9 is a graduated slide 13 connected with the support by a bolt 14C passing through the slot 11. the grooved support 9 an `This slide closely fits d is adapted to rest with the in the'branch support 10. Mounted in the l slide 13 is an arm 15, which isv adjustably connected with the slide in a plane parallel therewith by a bolt 16, one end of which enters the notch 12, and adjustably connected with the outer end of the arm ina plane parallel therewith is a finger 17 formed with f a slot 18, by which it may be adjusted on the end of the arm, so that its outer end extends l againstk the rim 19 of onel of the wheels. This finger has a graduated scale on one edge toregister with a notch 2() formed in y the outer end of the arm towhich the finger f y is connected by a bolt 21. When not in use, the finger 17 is turned into line with the arm 16, and this arm is moved into the slide,

which is then arranged in the straight portion of the bracket, as shown in Figures 2 of the wheels, or a car may be provided with four brackets, and a sinffleslide, arm and.r linger may be successivey applied tothe brackets to test the position of thewheels.

The graduations facilitate the quick adjustment of the parts to their proper position for the particular car on which the devices are used.

It will be understood, also, that the form of bracket will vary with different makes ot cars. Thus, for instance, on a Ford car, I will use a bracket 22, as shown in Figure et of the drawings, one end k23 of which is adapted to be connected with the usual bolt securing the spring perch, while the other end is provided witha slot for connection with ythe usual spindle bolt. This bracket is provided with a channel 25, like the grooved support 9, and is adapted to receive the slide 15, arm 16 and finger 17, as above described. vBy permanently attaching the device to a car, it is always ready for use and the wheels may be tested at the convenience of the driver.

I claim:

A wheel rim truer, comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a fixed point adjacent to a vehicle wheel and provided with an outwardly-extending main support and a branch support extending at an angle there -to,`said main support formed with a longi- 4 tudinal groove andthe branch sup ort with a longitudinal groove intersecting t e groove plane parallel therewith, and a, linger adjustin the main supporha slide adjustably conf nectecl with said main support and adapted to rest in either Ofsad grooves', an arm ncljusta-bly connected with said slide in a In ktestimony whereof, I have signed this speecaton in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISRAEL SCHVARTZ. Vitnesses:

Louis K. TAYLOR,

ably connected with said :L1-m in a plane W' ALTER D. HAGER.

parallel therewith. 

